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  • CA-A.2 CA-A.2 Module History

    • CA-A.2.1

      This module was first issued in July 2004 as part of the conventional principles volume. Material changes took place in January 2008 to implement Basel II. Other changes that have subsequently been made to this module are annotated with the calendar quarter date in which the changes were made. Chapter UG-3 provides further guidance on Rulebook maintenance and version control.

      January 2015

    • CA-A.2.1A

      The most recent changes are detailed in the Table below.

      Summary of Changes

      Module Ref. Change Date Description of Changes
      CA-A.2 10/07 Change categorising Module as a Directive
      CA-1 to CA-8 01/08 Extensive changes to implement Basel II
      CA-3.4 04/08 Recognition and mapping of grades for Capital Intelligence
      CA-3.2.15-18 01/09 New guidance and rules on SMEs
      CA-A 01/2011 Various minor amendments to ensure consistency in CBB Rulebook.
      CA-A.2.7 01/2011 Clarified legal basis.
      CA-6, CA-8, CA-9, CA-10, CA-14 & CA-16 01/2012 Changes in respect of July 2009 and February 2011 amendments to Basel II.
      CA-3.2.10 and CA-3.2.11A 04/2012 Amendment made for claims on banks dealing with self-liquidating letters of credit.
      CA-2.1.5, CA-2.1.5A and CA-2.1.5B 04/2013 Clarified Rules dealing with subordinated debt issued.
      CA-2.1.5(h) 10/2013 Added Rule to include limited general provision against unidentified future losses as part of Tier 2.
      CA-11.3.7 10/2013 Clarified Rules for excluding positions of a structural nature from the calculation of the net open currency positions.
      Module CA 01/2015 Extensive changes to implement Basel III.
      CA-1.3.3 04/2015 Existing exemptions in respect of PIR review will cease as at 31st December 2014 for all Bahraini conventional bank licensees.
      CA-2.1.2 04/2015 Underlined the term 'financial instruments' so that it is linked to the glossary definition.
      CA-2.3.5 04/2015 Corrected cross reference.
      CA-2.4.2 04/2015 Clarified that intangible assets other than goodwill and mortgage servicing rights are subject to transitional arrangements and are phased out as regulatory adjustments as outlined in Subparagraph CA-B.2.1(d).
      CA-2.4.12 04/2015 Clarified that shares of the bank held as collateral are considered as shares held indirectly and are subject to deduction under regulatory adjustments.
      CA-2.4.23 and CA-3.2.19A 04/2015 Corrected reference to conventional bank licensee.
      CA-2.4.25 04/2015 Clarified the rule on significant investments in commercial entities by adding cross reference to the definition.
      CA-2A.3.3 04/2015 Paragraph deleted as not applicable on the implementation of the capital conservation buffer.
      CA-B.2.1(d) 07/2015 Amendment made to clarify that during the transition period, the remainder not deducted from capital is subject to the risk weights outlined in the October 2014 version of Chapter CA-3.
      CA-2.4.25 and CA-2.4.26 07/2015 Amendment made to reflect the treatment of the risk weighting for exposures below the threshold limits.
      CA-2.1.6 and CA-2.1.10 01/2016 Updated criteria for AT1 and T2 instruments.
      CA-3.2.4, CA-3.2.4A and CA-3.2.4B 04/2016 Updated risk weightings for claims on non-central government public sector entities (PSEs).
      CA-2.4.25 10/2016 Updated reference of CM Module
      CA-B.1.5 and CA-B.1.6 07/2017 Deleted the term 'financial entity'.
      CA-15 10/2018 Added new Section on Leverage Ratio Requirements.
      CA-3.2.19B 07/2019 Added a new Paragraph on exposures to Social Housing Schemes.
      CA-1.1.6 01/2022 Amended Paragraph.
      CA-1.1.6A 01/2022 Added new Paragraph on reverting from standardised approach to basic indicator approach.
      CA-3.2.19B 10/2022 Amended Paragraph on the implementation of social housing schemes.
      CA-15.7 10/2022 Amended Section on Gearing.
      CA-4.5.7A 01/2023 Added a new Paragraph on recognition of credit default guarantees provided by Tamkeen.

    • Evolution of Module

      • CA-A.2.2

        The contents retained from the previous Module (Capital Adequacy — Conventional Banks) are effective from the dates depicted above.

        January 2015